Blind spot allows barbarism to flourish

[Canuck_Buck]

For 20 years the French ignored the ethnic causes of these barbaric crimes for fear of offending multicultural man. Along the way, more innocent young girls were pack-raped. Xenophobia divided communities. And finally, voters punished a Centre-Left government for assuming that the electorate was not grown up enough to discuss race without being racist.
Last year Sylvie Lotteau, a magistrate from Bobigny, a northern Paris suburb, described tournantes: "Their technique was to pick up a young girl - a white girl - and once she had become the girlfriend of one of the members, he would allow his mates to make use of her."
Now it's in Australia. Last week two Muslim brothers were found guilty of the gang-rape of a young Australian girl. The victim knew one of the brothers. She was invited for a drive but taken to a secluded park and gang-raped while 14 Muslim boys watched.

http://www.hvk.org/articles/0702/140.html

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[Champlain Islander]

Probably what happened to Natalie Holloway. Vanderslooth was the lure and the Kelpo brothers took care of the rest.[:@]

[kevin1]

Gang rape is endemic to every culture, particularly among teens, the reason it's perpetrated is irrelevant.

[Alsatian]

ORIGINAL: kevin1

Gang rape is endemic to every culture, particularly among teens, the reason it's perpetrated is irrelevant.

I disagree strongly. I don't know that gang rape is endemic to French mainstream culture, mainstream US WASP culture, Chinese culture, etc. As far as any cultures I know of, gang rape is highly deprecated and strongly punished. What cultures are you referring to kevin1 in which gang rape is tolerated or otherwise "inside" the culture as opposed to outlaw behavior? Maybe I'm missing your point or you didn't fully articulate your point.

[ipscshooter]

ORIGINAL: kevin1

Gang rape is endemic to every culture, particularly among teens, the reason it's perpetrated is irrelevant.

I'm not sure "endemic" is the word you're lookig for.

Endemic:

characteristic of or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope.

Seems to me that the word implies that something is common, rather than a rare occurence. Or, perhaps these types of things happen more frequently than I am aware.